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Old Apr 15, 2025 | 05:38 PM
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All the interior is out of my Coupe and I’m getting ready to fit the new roll bar.
I am trying to figure the amount of clearance I’ll need between the roll bar at the interior roof panels at both sides of the rear window.
I took a million pictures of my car when I disassembled it, but the two pictures I need I don’t have.
If you have pictures around the rear window on the inside of the car with the interior panels installed that would be awesome.
As you can see in the pictures I posted below, the corners of the roll bar contact the inside of the birdcage and I need to know how much clearance I need to clear these areas when the interior panels are installed.
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I'm at home recovering from the latest heart operation. So, I can go out to the garage and take whatever photos you might need. What angles of what I'm not really clear.
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Thanks!
Basically the areas that I’m showing in the pictures I posted.
I’m trying to get an idea of how thick the interior panels are that install on the interior, across the top and in the top corners.
I would just dig out my old ones, but they are long gone.

How are you doing with your recovery?
You seem to be doing much better and we all hope you are.
I did enjoy the pictures you posted the other day, but you really shouldn’t attempt to 4x4 through the mud bog in the Corvette.
Thanks again!
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That Mud couldn't have been 1/4 inch deep, geez.
Anyway, some pics. Hopefully they will help. Those interior panels are pretty thick up in those corners.





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Those are perfect for what I needed.
Now I think I’m going to wrap the roll bar back up, box the parts and wait until I get all the interior parts and pieces installed before I attempt to cut, fit and install it.
Thanks again and keep getting better!
Greg
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Thanks Mate. Was at the doctors today, they are releasing me to return to work after this holiday weekend.
So I guess I'm getting better, still cranky, but better.
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It could be just an age thing.
I’ve gotten a little cranky over the past couple of years and I don’t like it.
Maybe it isn’t us as much as society and everything going on around us.
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